Discoveries & Formations

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Equinor makes its 6th Norwegian oil discovery of 2021

Nasdaq


OSLO, Nov 1 – Equinor EQNR.OL has made an oil discovery estimated to hold up to 62 million barrels of crude off the coast of Norway, the energy major said on Monday.

The discovery, just north of the Tyrihans …

Source: Reuters

Judge voids ConocoPhillips Alaska project approved by Trump

World Oil


Source: Reuters

ExxonMobil makes new discovery off Guyana’s coast

Nasdaq


Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N said on Wednesday it has made a new discovery at Longtail-3 in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, as the U.S. oil major develops one of the world’s most important new oil and gas blocks in …

Source: Reuters

Biden administration backs Alaska oil drilling project approved under Trump

Reuters


U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration defended on Wednesday a proposed ConocoPhillips (COP.N) oil development in Alaska, backing the drilling project which was approved under the administration of former President Donald Trump.

“A Wednesday filing by the U.S. Department of …

Source: Reuters

Kaieteur Block – Cataleya Energy Ltd. 5% farm-down to Hess Corporation

Westmount Energy release

Westmount Energy Limited (UK AIM: WTE.L, USA OTCQB: WMELF), is pleased to note the announcement by Ratio Petroleum Energy Limited Partnership (“Ratio Petroleum”) yesterday, that Hess Corporation (“Hess”) has increased its working interest (“WI”) in the Kaieteur

Canacol Energy Ltd. announces prospective resources report for two shale oil blocks in the Middle Magdalena Basin, Colombia

Canacol Energy Ltd. announces prospective resources report for two shale oil blocks in the Middle Magdalena Basin, Colombia

CALGARY, Alberta, April 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canacol Energy Ltd. (“Canacol” or the …

Source: Reuters

Equinor makes small oil and gas discovery at Norway’s Tyrihans field

Reuters


OSLO- Equinor has discovered more oil and gas at its Tyrihans field in the Norwegian Sea, the company said on Wednesday.

The discovery contains between 19 million and 26 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) of recoverable resources, which …

Talos Energy announces successful exploration results at Puma West

Talos Energy announces successful exploration results at Puma West

Oil and Gas 360


HOUSTON, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Talos Energy Inc. (“Talos” or the “Company”) (NYSE:TALO), along with affiliates of bp plc (“bp”) and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (“Chevron”) (collectively, the “Co-Owners”) today announced successful drilling results from the …

Source: Reuters

Commentary – China’s control of rare earth minerals another challenge for President-elect Biden

Capital Gazette


Publisher’s Note:

Arcadia Minerals, Inc. (AMI), owner of two advanced stage critical minerals deposits in Wyoming, has engaged EnerCom Inc. to assist in identifying potential joint-venture partners or buyers for its properties.

Critical and rare earth minerals are

December 8, 2020 - 3:30 pm China, Closing Bell Story‎, Discoveries & Formations
Wildcat drilling at it’s best – Gas discovery southwest of the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea

Wildcat drilling at it’s best – Gas discovery southwest of the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea

Norwegian Petroleum Directorate

11/11/2020 ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS, operator of production licence 1009, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 6507/4-1.

The well was drilled about 27 kilometres southwest of the Skarv field in the central part of the Norwegian Sea …

Gazprom obtains record-high gas inflow on Kara Sea shelf –

Gazprom obtains record-high gas inflow on Kara Sea shelf –

360 Feed Wire

Another set of tests has been performed in the upper levels of the exploration well at the Leningradskoye field of the Yamal gas production center. Earlier, the well helped discover a new deposit in the lower levels.…

Africa Oil Announces the Entry of Shell Oil into Two Existing Blocks and the Signing of a New Block in South Africa

Africa Oil Announces the Entry of Shell Oil into Two Existing Blocks and the Signing of a New Block in South Africa

Africa Oil Announces the Entry of Shell Oil into Two Existing Blocks and the Signing of a…

CNOOC Limited Announces Liuhua 29-1 Gas Field Commences Production

CNOOC Limited Announces Liuhua 29-1 Gas Field Commences Production

CNOOC Limited Announces Liuhua 29-1 Gas Field Commences Production PR Newswire …

Africa Energy Announces Second Significant Discovery Offshore South Africa

Africa Energy Announces Second Significant Discovery Offshore South Africa

Africa Energy Announces Second Significant Discovery Offshore South Africa Cana…

Equinor gains drilling permit for Barents Sea well

Equinor gains drilling permit for Barents Sea well

Offshore-Energy

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a well located in the Barents Sea off Norway.

The NPD said on Friday that the well 7018/5-1 would be drilled from the West Hercules drilling rig …

Trillion Energy Comments on Recent TPAO Discovery Announcement in Black Sea and Recent Share Activity

Trillion Energy Comments on Recent TPAO Discovery Announcement in Black Sea and Recent Share Activity

VANCOUVER, British Columbia and ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Trillio…

CNOOC Limited Announces Bozhong 19-6 Condensate Gas Field Pilot Area Development Project Commences Production

CNOOC Limited Announces Bozhong 19-6 Condensate Gas Field Pilot Area Development Project Commences Production

CNOOC Limited Announces Bozhong 19-6 Condensate Gas Field Pilot Area Development Project …

Neptune makes first step in offshore execution of North Sea project

Neptune makes first step in offshore execution of North Sea project

Offshore – Energy


Neptune Energy and its joint venture partners BP and JAPEX have started the subsea construction phase of the Seagull tie-back project, which is located in the UK North Sea.

Neptune Energy sanctioned the Seagull project back in …

Matador Resources Company Announces Initial Boros Well Results in the Stateline Asset Area

Matador Resources Company Announces Initial Boros Well Results in the Stateline Asset Area

Matador Resources Company (NYSE: MTDR) (“Matador” or the “Company&…

Source: Houston Chronicle

EOG Resources awarded Block 36 in Oman’s Rub Al Khali basin

Energy-pedia


EOG Resources has signed an Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA) with the government of the Sultanate of Oman to explore for hydrocarbons in Block 36 in the southwest of the country.

The Block covers an area of 18,556 …

September 20, 2020 - 8:27 am Discoveries & Formations, International
CNOOC Limited Announces Commencement of Production at Liuhua 16-2 Oilfield / 20-2 Oilfield Joint Development Project

CNOOC Limited Announces Commencement of Production at Liuhua 16-2 Oilfield / 20-2 Oilfield Joint Development Project

HONG KONG , Sept. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CNOOC Limited (the “Company”, SEHK: 00883, NYS…

September 20, 2020 - 5:32 am China, Crude Oil News, Discoveries & Formations, Press Releases
Eni, through its subsidiary IEOC, owns a 75% stake in the license of Abu Madi West development lease. Credit: wasi1370 from Pixabay.

Eni and BP make new gas discovery offshore Egypt

Offshore Technology


Italian oil and gas firm Eni and its partner BP have announced the discovery of new gas in the Great Nooros area, in the Abu Madi West Development lease, offshore Egypt.

Italian oil and gas firm Eni and …

Eni scores major gas find with Nooros extension

Eni scores major gas find with Nooros extension

Energy Voice


The company drilled the Nidoco NW-1 exploration well in 16 metres of water, 5 km from the coast in the Nile Delta. The well is 4 km from the Nooros field, which was discovered in mid-2015 and rapidly …

Hess Announces Oil Discovery at Redtail, Offshore Guyana

Hess Announces Oil Discovery at Redtail, Offshore Guyana

Redtail-1 is 18th discovery on the Stabroek Block Follows discovery at Yellowtail-2…

Saudi Aramco Discovers Two Oil, Gas Fields in North of Kingdom

Saudi Aramco Discovers Two Oil, Gas Fields in North of Kingdom

Bloomberg


Saudi Aramco discovered two oil and gas fields in northern parts of Saudi Arabia, the kingdom’s official news agency reported, citing Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman.

Gas has started flowing from Hadabat Al-Hajara field near the Iraqi border …

Trillion Energy Provides Comments on Potential Super Giant Gas Field Discovery Proximate to SASB Gas Field and Announces Plans to Evaluate Deeper Zones of SASB to Identify New Prospects

Trillion Energy Provides Comments on Potential Super Giant Gas Field Discovery Proximate to SASB Gas Field and Announces Plans to Evaluate Deeper Zones of SASB to Identify New Prospects

VANCOUVER, British Columbia and ANKARA, Turkey, Aug. 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Trillion…

Turkey's drilling vessel Faith is seen in the Black Sea, off the coast of Turkey Aug 21, 2020 (AA Photo)

Turkey’s Black Sea natural gas find worth $80 billion, IEA head says

DS Turkey


Turkey’s giant offshore natural gas discovery of 320 billion cubic meters (bcm) in the Black Sea is worth $80 billion in line with current price trends, Fatih Birol, the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) head said Monday.

Birol’s remarks …

TGS Announces New Onshore 3D Seismic Survey in the Powder River Basin

TGS Announces New Onshore 3D Seismic Survey in the Powder River Basin

TGS


Oslo, Norway (12 August 2020) – TGS, a leading provider of multi-client geoscience data for exploration & production (E&P) companies, today announced Voyager 3D – a new multi-client U.S. onshore 3D seismic survey within the Powder River Basin.

Voyager

Apache Corporation announces major oil discovery in Block 58 offshore Suriname at  Kwaskwasi-1

Apache Corporation announces major oil discovery in Block 58 offshore Suriname at Kwaskwasi-1

Apache Corp


PUBLISHER’S NOTE: CONGRATULATIONS! Apache Corp (APA) will be participating on  1 x 1 investor meetings, register at The Oil & Gas Conference this coming August 17-19, 2020. 1 x 1 investor meetings are OPEN.

APACHE CORPORATION ANNOUNCES MAJOR
Bengal Energy Ltd. and Santos Agree to Farmin Terms and the Drilling of a High Impact Exploration Well in Cooper Eromanga Basin

Bengal Energy Ltd. and Santos Agree to Farmin Terms and the Drilling of a High Impact Exploration Well in Cooper Eromanga Basin

Calgary, Alberta–(Newsfile Corp. – July 28, 2020) –  Bengal Energy Ltd. (TSX: BNG) (“B…